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Hello from our home to yours.
To kick off last week, on Monday, we had our morning exercises followed by park time. In the afternoon, we had our monthly birthday party where we celebrated three residents’ birthdays and seven employees’ birthdays. We enjoyed chocolate cake served with coffee and...

This year’s Community Messiah Sing is scheduled for 2:30 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 5, at First Presbyterian Church, 112 Aid Ave. in West Plains. Directed by Larry Dame, the Christmas portion of “Messiah” will be performed using the G. Schirmer score. The audience is invited to sing along on the favorite...

The Center will hold its regular first Sunday fried chicken dinner fundraiser from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. Nov. 5. The cost is $8 for adults and $5 for children younger than 10. The meal includes a beverage and dessert. This is a great way to enjoy a delicious dinner and support The Center, on...

We are still dry. If it rains a little, the wind comes up and dries it up fast. Sunday morning it looked like a snow on the ground, but it was just the heavy frost. When the sun came out, it got real foggy.
The wildlife have been around, including deer and turkeys. Also, the meadowlarks have been...

My friend Jerry Miller is expecting her two nephews coming from the Gulf Coast, one from Mississippi and and the other from Louisiana. They’re coming to bow hunt for the deer.
I enjoyed a Sunday visit and dinner with my daughter Kris and granddaughter Alexus. We visited in Dave and Karen Davis’...

Hello from our home to yours. Last week was busy and eventful. The building is all decorated for Halloween, and the scarecrows throughout the building are spooktacular! We are very much into the Halloween spirit this year.
After our morning exercises Monday morning, we gathered in the dining room...

A memorial service for Beverly Forrest will be held at The Center from 2 to 4 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 4.
Please join us Sunday, Nov. 5, for our regular first Sunday fried chicken dinner fundraiser from 11:30 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. The cost is $8 for adults and $5 for children younger than 10. The meal...

We finally got .09 inches of rain. It will help because it is so dry. It looks like the fall weather is coming in. Paul saw some frost one morning last week when he went to feed. Some people are already feeding hay.
Mr. Szabo has been doing some carpentry work on his front porch.
One afternoon...

Folks who are lucky to have a turnip patch have some good eating now. I miss having my own turnip patch that I always had for many years. In years past, we would pull the turnips this time of year, cut off most of the tops and bury them back in an area in the garden that had good drainage. We would...

We are still hoping for a good rain. In two little showers we got .03 inches in all. Every bit does help a little, and we are thankful.
Paul saw the old airplanes that flew over one day.
I had a visit with a guy from Oklahoma on Friday. It was Doyn Mallow, and he was here to attend a school reunion...

Shelby Kinsey and her boyfriend Bailey Elliott pause for a quick photo with children who were able to live in a new home thanks to building efforts by volunteers with Project H.O.P.E. Shelby met Bailey, who stays in Nicaragua as a missionary for the majority of the year, during a recent mission trip. He surprised her on Sunday, March 11, when he walked into Texas Roadhouse In Springfield, where she was celebrating her 17th birthday by having dinner there with her parents, Gary and Heather Kinsey.

After last spring’s monumental flood washed away the gravel boat ramp and much of the bank at Cook’s Landing on Bryant Creek, the Missouri Department of Conservation brought in boulders so drivers wouldn’t accidentally drive off the badly eroded creek bank.

It’s believed Sunday night’s fire started in the kitchen area of the Millers’ manufactured home, but no specific origin has been determined. Four dogs perished in the fire. Gainesville firefighter Sage McGinnis saved a fifth dog from the blaze, but another pet, a basset hound, is missing.